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Celso Ortiz

Celso Ortiz

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Club Nacional Asunción
Age37
CitizenshipParaguay
Height1.75 m
Footleft
BornJanuary 26, 1989
at Club Nacional Asunción 508 days · joined 2025-01-01
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €50k
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.02
goals / match
CF Monterrey
top club · 264 apps

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2018
top transfer fee
3
best season · 11/12
25 / 0
int'l caps / goals
482Appearances
10Goals
13Assists
48Yellow cards
1Red cards
71Full matches (90′)
Full nameCelso Ortiz
Name in home countryCelso Fabián Ortiz Gamarra
Date of birth1989-01-26 (37 yrs)
Place of birthAsunción, Paraguay
CitizenshipParaguay
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height175.00 m
Current clubClub Nacional Asunción
Joined2025-01-01
Contract expires
Jul 2025
2025 — Club Nacional Asunción
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Nacional
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Pachuca → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Aug 2023
Transfer: Monterrey → Pachuca
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — CF Pachuca, CF Monterrey, CF Pachuca U23
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — CF Monterrey
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — CF Monterrey
40 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — CF Monterrey
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
Jul 2020
20/21 — CF Monterrey
39 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — CF Monterrey
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
19/20 — CF Monterrey
35 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — CF Monterrey
47 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — CF Monterrey
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — CF Monterrey
34 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — CF Monterrey, CF Monterrey U20
32 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: AZ Alkmaar → Monterrey
16/17 · Transfer
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2015
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — AZ Alkmaar U21, AZ Alkmaar
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — AZ Alkmaar
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — AZ Alkmaar U21, AZ Alkmaar
46 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 7 competitions
Aug 2012
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — AZ Alkmaar U21, AZ Alkmaar
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2012
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — AZ Alkmaar U21, AZ Alkmaar
31 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — AZ Alkmaar
19 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Cerro Porteño → AZ Alkmaar
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — AZ Alkmaar
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
2009 — Club Cerro Porteño
3 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2008
Transfer: Cerro U20 → Cerro Porteño
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,405 min
Minutes played by club
CF Monterrey 66.9%
CF Pachuca 0.0%
CF Pachuca U23 0.0%
Club Nacional Asunción 0.0%
Club Cerro Porteño 0.0%
CF Monterrey U20 0.0%
AZ Alkmaar 25.5%
AZ Alkmaar U21 7.6%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CF Monterrey 11 16/17 23/24 264 4 9 4,286
CF Pachuca 1 23/24 23/24 11 0 0 0
CF Pachuca U23 1 23/24 23/24 1 0 0 0
Club Nacional Asunción 1 2025 2025 17 0 0 0
Club Cerro Porteño 1 2009 2009 3 0 1 0
CF Monterrey U20 1 16/17 16/17 1 0 0 0
AZ Alkmaar 7 09/10 15/16 139 3 1 1,634
AZ Alkmaar U21 4 11/12 15/16 46 3 2 485

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€750K3€1.5M4€2.3M5€3M10/11 — 1 goals (AZ Alkmaar)110/1111/12 — 3 goals (AZ Alkmaar U21)11/12 — 2 assists511/1212/1313/14 — 2 goals (AZ Alkmaar)13/14 — 1 assists313/1414/1515/1616/17 — 1 goals (CF Monterrey)16/17 — 1 assists216/1717/18 — 2 goals (CF Monterrey)17/18 — 1 assists317/1818/19 — 1 goals (CF Monterrey)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/21 — 1 assists120/212009 — 1 assists1200921/2222/23 — 4 assists422/2323/2410/11 — €350K11/12 — €500K12/13 — €400K13/14 — €400K14/15 — €2M15/16 — €2M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €3M19/20 — €3M20/21 — €3M21/22 — €2M22/23 — €1.5M23/24 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212009: 0020092018: 0020182020: 0020202022: 0020222025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/212009: 1120092018: 0020182020: 0020202022: 0020222025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 Liga MX Apertura CF Pachuca 11 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 3 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Liga MX Clausura CF Pachuca 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga MX U23 Apertura CF Pachuca U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 15 0 1 1 0 0
22/23 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 17 0 3 1 0 0
22/23 Liguilla Apertura CF Monterrey 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 13 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 15 0 0 2 1 0
21/22 Liguilla Apertura CF Monterrey 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Libertadores Club Nacional Asunción 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Primera División Apertura Club Nacional Asunción 15 0 0 1 0 0
2025 Primera División Clausura Club Nacional Asunción 2 0 0 1 0 0
2022 Club World Cup CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Club World Cup CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Supercopa MX CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Copa Sudamericana Club Cerro Porteño 3 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 CONCACAF CL CF Monterrey 6 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 16 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 15 0 1 2 0 0
20/21 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Copa MX CF Monterrey 3 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 17 0 1 5 0 0
19/20 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 9 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Liguilla Apertura CF Monterrey 6 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 CONCACAF CL CF Monterrey 7 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Copa MX Apertura CF Monterrey 6 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 14 1 0 1 0 995
18/19 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 12 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 Liguilla Apertura CF Monterrey 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Copa MX Apertura CF Monterrey 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 11 1 0 1 0 828
17/18 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 16 1 1 1 0 1,287
17/18 Liguilla Apertura CF Monterrey 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 CONCACAF CL CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Copa MX Clausura CF Monterrey 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 14 1 0 4 0 1,176
16/17 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 13 0 1 2 0 0
16/17 Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura CF Monterrey U20 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Beloften Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar U21 8 0 0 2 0 0
15/16 Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 18 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Europa League AZ Alkmaar 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying AZ Alkmaar 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 KNVB Beker AZ Alkmaar 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 24 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 KNVB Beker AZ Alkmaar 3 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Beloften Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 27 0 1 3 0 0
13/14 Europa League AZ Alkmaar 10 1 0 1 0 889
13/14 Europa League Qualifying AZ Alkmaar 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Johan Cruijff Schaal AZ Alkmaar 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 KNVB Beker AZ Alkmaar 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Play-Offs Conference League AZ Alkmaar 4 1 0 0 0 227
12/13 Beloften Eerste Divisie AZ Alkmaar U21 18 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 4 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 KNVB Beker AZ Alkmaar 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Beloften Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar U21 18 3 2 0 0 485
11/12 Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 4 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League AZ Alkmaar 6 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 KNVB Beker AZ Alkmaar 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 13 1 0 1 0 518
10/11 Europa League AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying AZ Alkmaar 4 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 KNVB Beker AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 6 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2008-01-01 Cerro U20 Cerro Porteño Transfer 0
09/10 2010-01-01 Cerro Porteño AZ Alkmaar Transfer 0
16/17 2016-07-01 AZ Alkmaar Monterrey Transfer 1500000
23/24 2023-08-08 Monterrey Pachuca Transfer 1200000
24/25 2024-07-01 Pachuca Without Club Transfer 500000
24/25 2025-01-01 Without Club Nacional Transfer 400000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 Knee injury 2012-03-26 2012-06-30 97 11
12/13 Knee injury 2012-08-16 2012-10-10 56 12
13/14 Knee problems 2013-08-01 2013-08-08 8 1
13/14 Ill 2013-11-30 2013-12-02 3 1
13/14 Thigh problems 2014-03-03 2014-03-07 5 1
14/15 Ankle injury 2014-12-13 2014-12-18 6 2
14/15 Broken arm 2015-02-02 2015-04-02 60 10
14/15 Meniscus damage 2015-05-15 2015-07-01 48 7
15/16 Knee injury 2015-08-21 2015-10-02 43 10
15/16 Ankle injury 2015-12-14 2016-01-01 19 2
15/16 Ankle injury 2016-03-29 2016-04-07 10 2
20/21 Corona virus 2021-01-20 2021-01-30 11 0
23/24 Meniscus injury 2024-01-09 2024-03-05 57 10
Current€50k
Peak€3.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start−€300k
€50k€788k€1.53m€2.26m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22982 4 0 former national player
Team #3581 #16 21 0 former national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Beloften Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar U21 3 18
13/14 Europa League AZ Alkmaar 1 10
10/11 Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 1 13

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
22/23 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 3 17
11/12 Beloften Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar U21 2 18
16/17 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 1 13

Teams faced most often by Celso Ortiz's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Santos Laguna 18 7 6 5 34 23 +11 39%
UANL Tigres 18 5 8 5 15 17 -2 28%
Pumas UNAM 16 8 3 5 26 20 +6 50%
Monarcas Morelia 14 7 5 2 22 11 +11 50%
CF Pachuca 14 7 5 2 22 15 +7 50%
Club Tijuana 14 5 4 5 19 15 +4 36%
CF América 14 5 4 5 14 16 -2 36%
Cruz Azul 14 1 6 7 16 25 -9 7%
Atlas Guadalajara 14 9 1 4 20 11 +9 64%
Gallos Blancos 12 7 3 2 26 14 +12 58%
Deportivo Toluca 12 3 6 3 15 16 -1 25%
Deportivo Guadalajara 12 7 1 4 23 17 +6 58%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 15 0 3 0 0 0
22/23 40 0 2 0 0 0
21/22 32 0 3 0 1 0
2025 17 0 2 0 0 0
20/21 39 0 4 0 0 0
19/20 35 0 6 0 0 0
18/19 47 995 5 0 0 0.45
17/18 34 2,115 2 0 0 0.09
16/17 32 1,176 7 0 0 0.54
15/16 34 0 4 0 0 0
14/15 27 0 3 0 0 0
13/14 46 1,116 4 0 0 0.32
12/13 22 0 2 0 0 0
10/11 19 518 1 0 0 0.17

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga MX Apertura
114 apps
3 G
2 A
Beloften Eredivisie
28 apps
3 G
2 A
Liga MX Clausura
97 apps
1 G
7 A
Eredivisie
96 apps
1 G
1 A
Europa League
20 apps
1 G
0 A
Play-Offs Conference League
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa Sudamericana
3 apps
0 G
1 A
Primera División Apertura
15 apps
0 G
0 A
Liguilla Clausura
13 apps
0 G
0 A
Liguilla Apertura
20 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Celso Ortiz

Who is Celso Ortiz?

Celso Ortiz is a Paraguay professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Club Nacional Asunción.

How old is Celso Ortiz?

Celso Ortiz is 37 years old. He was born on January 26, 1989 in Asunción.

What position does Celso Ortiz play?

Celso Ortiz plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Celso Ortiz play for?

Celso Ortiz currently plays for Club Nacional Asunción.

How many career goals has Celso Ortiz scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Celso Ortiz has scored 10 goals in 482 appearances.

What is Celso Ortiz's market value?

Celso Ortiz's most recent reported market value is €50k.